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Degree Structure
This degree can be completed by four (4) years of
full-time study OR part-time
equivalent.
Patterns of study The faculty of education offers two sessions of
study a year and normally full-time students can
study up to four (4) subjects in each session.
Also, a limited number of subjects can be studied
in summer session.
Practice teaching
A critical compnent of the primary Education degree
is the provision of professional opportunities in settings
where student teachers experience ‘real situations’ that
allowthem to build connections to the profession of
teaching. In their first year students will experience
10 single days school immersion visits followed by
a two week practicum. In Year Two student will have
5 single days, 5 rolling days and a two week block
practicum. In third year students will be required
to complete approximately 70 hours of voluntary community
service, eight days of school immersion visits and
a three week block practicum. In their final year students
will be involved in 15 days of school visits culminating
in a 5 week internship. Students will also have the
opportunity to participate in an overseas practicum
experience in China, Fiji, Malaysia or Thailand.
Honours
Entry into the Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours)
program is by application and based on academic merit.
Students admitted to the Honours program will be expected
to study over
two sessions for a total of 48 credit points. The program requires the completion
of a 24 credit point thesis. The grade of Honours awarded
will be determined by the calculation of a weighted
average of merit points achieved at the first attempt
in the 400-level subjects only using the formula listed
in the University Course Rules. The Class of Honours
will be based upon the weighted average mark achieved
according to the following scale:
- Class 1: 85-100% of merit
points
- Class 11: Division 1: 75 - 84%
of merit points
- Class 11: Division
2: 65 - 74% of merit points
Students who enter the Honours program and fail to
achieve the appropriate level of merit points may
be eligible for a Bachelor of Education Pass degree.
Patterns of Study
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